Attitudes towards death and dying in a representative sample of the Italian population

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 372-378

  Di Mola, Giorgio ^a   Crisci, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a Floriani Foundation   (Italy)

^b Ipsos   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Death; Incurable disease; Palliative care; Terminally ill patient

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CANCER; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; FEAR; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE; WAR;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0034827371     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921601680419410     Document Type: Article

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